A busboy with an inferiority complex and a driving ambition to become a millionaire, quickly rises to become a head waiter, but the respect he craves continues to allude him. When he marries a Nazi gym teacher, the Czechs despise him even more, while the Germans barely tolerate him. Rare stamps taken from wealthy Jews make his .. Read more
| Starring | Ivan Barnev, Oldrich Kaiser, Julia Jentsch, Martin Huba |
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| Director | Jiri Menzel |
| Genres | Drama, Romance |
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A busboy with an inferiority complex and a driving ambition to become a millionaire, quickly rises to become a head waiter, but the respect he craves continues to allude him. When he marries a Nazi gym teacher, the Czechs despise him even more, while the Germans barely tolerate him. Rare stamps taken from wealthy Jews make his dream come true after the war, but his first-class hotel is soon nationalized by the Communists and he ends his life in poverty and isolation.
| Starring | Ivan Barnev, Oldrich Kaiser, Julia Jentsch, Martin Huba, Marián Labuda, Milan Lasica, Josef Abrhám, Jirí Lábus, Jaromír Dulava, Pavel Nový, Pavel Novy |
|---|---|
| Director | Jiri Menzel |
| Studio | ARROW FILMS |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 54 mins LOVEFiLM Instant: 1 hr 54 mins |
| Certificate |  DVD LOVEFiLM Instant |
| Genres | Drama, Romance |
| Language | DVD: Czech LOVEFiLM Instant: Czech |
| Subtitles | DVD: English LOVEFiLM Instant: English |
| Released | Production year: 2008 To Watch Online: LOVEFiLM Instant: 19 Apr 2010 To Rent: DVD: 17 Nov 2008 |
| Watch now | Included in all packages with LOVEFiLM Instant. Subscribe. |
Thirty years after first collaborating with pre-eminent Czech author Bohumil Hrabal on his breakthrough ânew waveâ... read more on Time Out
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don't bother...
what a disappointment! If you saw Closely Observed Trains, you'lll be expecting something equally subtle, engaging and moving. Think again- this film is ... read more »
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A tale of two halves
This film had such a muddled and confused beginning which I thought it was going to be bad. however, the last hour was great and gave a real insight into the ... read more »
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Both Witty And Serious
I approached this film not knowing what to expect but I really enjoyed it. The hero (anti-hero?) slips through the traumatic years of recent Czech history in a ... read more »
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Worth Czeching out
I saw Jiri Menzel's masterpiece 'Closely observed trains' decades ago, in my undergraduate days. There wasn't much about trains in it. In ... read more »
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